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From Cucurella exit Chelsea A curious one.
Only last season, the Spain international agreed to improve financial terms without extending his contract, a deal that has not been officially announced by the club.
After winning the European Championship with Spain, as well as the Conference League and the Club World Cup ChelseaCucurella appeared as an integral part of the team under former manager Enzo Maresca.
However, his form declined under Maresca’s mid-season replacement, Liam Rosenier, and – amid a run of poor results – Cucurella made more widespread criticisms of managerial uncertainty and the running of the club.
Unlike Fernandez, who made similar comments in March, Cucurella was not formally punished.
Yet, despite saying in recent days that he had spoken to incoming boss Xabi Alonso and liked the idea of playing under him, he has decided to move to Madrid.
Cucurella was quoted by Marca as saying last week: “Yes, I am attracted to Xabi Alonso’s project. I spoke to him and he inspired a lot of confidence in me. I also spoke to Grimaldo and Borja, who worked with him, and they spoke highly of him. The project seems very interesting.”
for ChelseaThe deal makes financial sense. They finished 10th in the Premier League last season, will lose substantial revenue by missing out on European competition, currently do not have a long-term front-of-shirt sponsor and will be under investigation from Uefa under a settlement agreement after breaching squad spending rules.
Although the club insists they do not need to sell their players and will remain loyal, the sale of Pucurella improves their financial situation. Although this represents a small loss on the £60m paid to sign him Brighton In 2022, with the transfer fee amortized over the length of his contract, this equates to a profit of around £17.5m in accounting terms.
In addition, Chelsea There will be fewer matches next season. Cucurella turns 28 next month and has three years left on his contract, representing what could be the final opportunity for a player to raise the maximum fee.
Cucurella was, however, a ChelseaIts most consistent performer over the past two seasons and his departure will reduce the average age of an already youngest squad in the Premier League.
